Political parties kick off 2019 election campaigns

The Democratic Alliance’s Premier Candidate in Limpopo Jacques Smalle visited the Makhasa community under Collins Chabane municipality in Malamulele on Saturday.

He says it is the responsibility of government to provide basic services to the communities it serves and not fail them.

Smalle has describes the community of Makhasa as the forgotten group saying they have been without proper water services for five years.

He says the community of over 300 families rely on two boreholes belonging to two families where they are charged R 4 for 25 litres each day.

Smalle says with the 2019 general elections looming, communities should consider selecting a political party that will not neglect their needs.

The African Peoples’ Convention in Limpopo says its focus area ahead of its election manifesto launch is on addressing the challenges faced by the marginalised and vulnerable communities including senior citizens and shack dwellers.

The party’s president Themba Godi and other party members visited street hawkers and pensioners in N’wa Mintwa on Sunday afternoon.

APC spokesperson Freddy Mbhandze says some of the challenges faced by the pensioners is the inconvenience of collecting social grants at the Post Offices or ATMs.